Highways England Common Induction

HIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMMON INDUCTION COURSE

INTRODUCTION

The Highways England Common Induction course provides a common Health & Safety site induction across all areas of the Highways England's Strategic Road Network (SRN).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is a manadatory requirement for all those visting or working on the Highways England Strategic Road Network.

PRE-REQUISITES

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

AIM

This 1 day course will provide delegates with a basic understanding of health and safety, knowledge of the principle hazards and risks, legislation and best practice, leading to a safer working environment.

Lack of training and awareness of danger can contribute towards poor safety records for employers and can have serious repercussions on organisations, employees and the wider community. Highways England are committed to ensuring that all contractors and employees working on or adjacent to the SRN are aware of the potential hazards and have the knowledge to enable them to identify and reduce risk to themselves, their colleagues, the wider community and to the environment, as a result of any acts or omissions.

OBJECTIVES

On completion of this course learners will:-

Understand what is Customer Service to Highways England and the Supply Chain

Understand the main requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act

Gain an overview of Highways England's minimum expectation for working on their strategic road network (SRN)

Gain a basic understanding of temporary traffic management

Be able to review fatal risks that occur when working on the SRN

Be able to identify the essential health and wellbeing points to consider in the workplace

Be able to identify and descibe main environmental issues found on sites

State the impact upon themselves, their lives and their families and friends of a serious accident at work

Be able to identify examples of poor behaviour on a works site

Be able to descibe how H&S knowledge and good working practice can improve behaviour on a works site

Successfully undertake End of Course test (Pass mark 75%)

COURSE CONTENT

Introduction

Working on the network

Occupational health and wellbeing

Working within temporary traffic management

Fatal risks

Environmental protection

Your personal health and safety commitment

FULL AWARD ASSESSMENT

There is an End of Course test requiring a pass mark of 75%.

Scheduled Dates Available

Sorry, there are currently no places available on our scheduled dates for this course. If you would like an in-house course or a place(s) on the next scheduled course, please make an enquiry via our Enquiries Page and we will be happy to advise availability and costs.